Staying active, maintaining independence, and enjoying everyday activities are essential parts of healthy aging. However, challenges such as chronic pain, muscle weakness, balance difficulties, and recovery from illness or injury can make daily life more difficult.For many older adults, these challenges can also lead to a fear of falling, reduced physical activity, and decreased confidence.The…
Pain serves an important purpose. It’s one of the body’s ways of signaling that something may be wrong and needs our attention. Understanding pain management for older adults can help individuals make informed decisions about staying active, maintaining independence, and continuing to enjoy the activities that matter most. But there’s an important distinction: experiencing pain…
Working in senior care, especially in an assisted living environment, we are acutely aware of the risk for falls. Knowing that one in every four older adults will fall each year, fall reduction and prevention needs to stay “top of mind.” Unfortunately, many older adults do not receive the follow up care needed after a…
RALEIGH, NC—Legacy Healthcare Services, a national therapy and wellness services provider, announced today the promotion of Joette Springle to Vice President of Client Success and Marketing. Springle joined Legacy in 2017 and has over 20 years of competitive healthcare business management success along with her outstanding leadership skills. She has fostered a productive work environment and…
Join us in the Lounge as host Katie Holterman, M.S. CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Senior Director of Clinical Programming & Development, sits with Charles Hale, Chief Information Officer, to discuss Cyber Security Month. “If you haven’t already been introduced to how artificial intelligence (AI) can try to fool you or how intelligent it is, you will very…
About eight months ago, I began having some slight pain in my heel after my daily three-mile walk. I put some ice on it and tried to push through, however the pain kept getting worse. After a few months of this pain, it became so debilitating that it was impacting my ability to have the…
Join us in the Lounge as host Katie Holterman, M.S. CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Senior Director of Clinical Programming & Development, sits with Mark Cifarelli, PT, Director of Physical Therapy Clinical Services, to discuss Legacy’s Fall Prevention Program. “There are many factors that can come into play that should be addressed ahead of time that can…
Dementia is a complex and challenging condition affecting 55 million individuals and families worldwide. According to National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL), 42% of individuals living in senior care communities have Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia. Supporting and enhancing the quality of life for those living with dementia requires a specialized level of expertise and care. June—recognized…
Join us in the Lounge as host Katie Holterman, M.S. CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Senior Director of Clinical Programming & Development, sits with Kathleen Dwyer, VP of Compliance, and Laura Nicholson, Director of Medicare Enrollment and Compliance, to discuss the importance of compliance within healthcare. A quick Google search will tell you that healthcare compliance refers to the…
My parents were recently in the process of choosing a new place to live and had to make an important decision—the decision whether or not to move into an assisted living community. Understandably, there were several emotions that surfaced throughout the process of deciding on this important next step. I had an honest conversation with…
